11. Setting Up Payroll

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Step 1. Sign Up for a Payroll Service

Step 2. Complete the Payroll Setup

Step 3. Pay Employees

Step 4. Pay Liabilities

When your business hires employees, one of your most important tasks is making sure your QuickBooks data is set up correctly to handle this responsibility. This chapter details for you the proper way to set up your payroll. In Chapter 12, “Managing Payroll,” p. 492, you learn how to efficiently review your payroll data and handle some of those unique payroll transactions.

Getting Started

For the new business owner, here is a common definition of an employee: “a person in the service of another ...

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